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#EA802A — Vivid Orange

#EA802A is a orange color we call Vivid Orange, closest to the named color Chocolate (#D2691E). It belongs to the orange family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: chocolate (#D2691E) — not an exact match. CSS chocolate gives you #D2691E, a different color; use #EA802A when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#EA802A is a warm orange color associated with warmth, appetite and friendliness. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #2A93EA; it also sits naturally between #EA2A33 and #EAE02A. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#EA802A · RGB 234, 128, 42

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Color values

HEX#EA802A
RGB234, 128, 42
HSL27°, 82%, 54%
HSV27°, 82%, 92%
CMYK0%, 45%, 82%, 8%
XYZ42.07, 33.10, 6.36
Yxy33.10, 0.5160, 0.4060
CIE-Lab64.24, 35.18, 60.74
Hunter Lab57.53, 33.44, 31.76

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 92% · Green 50% · Blue 16%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 45% · Yellow 82% · Key 8%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

Sample text in #EA802A on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #EA802A on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #EA802A

.text { color: #EA802A; }
.background { background-color: #EA802A; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EA802A; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(234, 128, 42); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(27, 82%, 54%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EA802A; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(234, 128, 42, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EA802A; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(234, 128, 42, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EA802A">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EA802A">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EA802A

#E37316#CC6714#B55B12#9E5010#87440D#6F380B#582C09#412106#2A1504#130902

Tints of #EA802A

#EC8B3C#EE964F#F0A466#F2AF78#F4BA8B#F5C59E#F7D0B0#F9DEC7#FBE9DA#FDF4EC

Tones of #EA802A

#DC8138#CF8344#C18453#B38661#A5876F#98887C

Color harmonies

Complementary — #2A93EA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text2.76:1 Fails
Against black text7.62:1 AAA

Best text color on #EA802A: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EA802A

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #EA802A: ·

How #EA802A looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Protanopia · #BCBB3FDeuteranopia · #C2CA44Tritanopia · #E54F53

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Tailwind orange 500 · #F97316Tailwind amber 600 · #D97706Tailwind amber 500 · #F59E0B

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #EA802A rather than the exact color:

Palette E87f24
#E87F24 · #FFC81E · #FEFDDF · #73A5CA
Ruby Summit
#972828 · #E45742 · #EB7F31 · #FCAD38
Palette Ed7d31
#ED7D31 · #6C5F5B · #4F4A45 · #F6F1EE
Palette 40513b
#40513B · #628141 · #E5D9B6 · #E67E22
Palette E67e22
#E67E22 · #628141 · #8BAE66 · #EBD5AB
Palette Ebe1d1
#EBE1D1 · #41644A · #0D4715 · #E9762B

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

#E87F24#EB7F31#ED7D31#E67E22#E9762B#F2842F#E2852E#DE802B#EF7722#E38B29#E4752F#F67D31

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EA8029  ·  #EA802B →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EA802A?

#EA802A is Vivid Orange, a orange color (RGB 234, 128, 42). Its closest standard named color is Chocolate.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EA802A?

#EA802A is RGB 234, 128, 42 — HSL 27°, 82%, 54% — CMYK 0%, 45%, 82%, 8%.

What colors go with #EA802A?

Its complement is #2A93EA; analogous partners are #EA2A33 and #EAE02A. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EA802A for text?

Black text on #EA802A has a contrast ratio of 7.62:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.76:1.